Chapter 909

After the great army conquers, they will build a Zaokongjian Sect, allowing the Sacred Domain experts of the Flame Empire to pass through the space gate at any time to reach those distant lands; then, only a small force will be needed to control those nations.

This was also the plan of Meng Ying and Sister Qing Ling.

However, to build a Zaokongjian Sect, one must possess a profound understanding of spatial laws.

Yet none of them have yet encountered spatial laws.

In the coming days, the Flame Empire began arming more troops.

Now, the Flame Empire's treasury held so many suits of armor and weapons that they could no longer be counted.

Moreover, the Flame Empire's current military system included a crucial reserve conscription system.

The standing forces were maintained at around two million.

But there were also vast numbers of reserve warriors, who each year had to undergo one to three months of training during leisure time, and returned home to farm or trade during busy seasons.

The number of reserve warriors reached three to four million.

Their physical conditioning was not weak.

After being armed, they could likewise become powerful warriors.

Meanwhile, the other seventeen human kingdoms surrounding the Yediguo Sect were also preparing for war.

Empress Tina did not conscript troops from the Flame Empire.

But Empress Tina conscripted troops from these seventeen human kingdoms.

Originally, the Yediguo Sect had sent its dukes to the surrounding wild lands to establish kingdoms, and had not forbidden these kingdoms from military expansion.

Each of these seventeen human kingdoms had armed tens of thousands of troops; altogether, their armed forces exceeded ten million!

Of course, the quality of their armies could not compare to that of the Yediguo Sect's forces.

Nor could they compare to the Flame Empire's army.

The gods of these seventeen human kingdoms, as if by mutual agreement, collectively remained silent.

They allowed their nations' royal houses to dominate everything.

They were mostly first- and second-tier gods.

Although it now appeared that the Yediguo Sect's goddess was being hunted down by countless divine lords.

But the tremors on the level of cosmic laws grew stronger each day—what if the Yediguo Sect's goddess succeeded?

Moreover, if they dared to interfere in those kingdoms and block Empress Tina's conscription, their Mendejiao Society would be wiped out the moment they acted!

So they wisely remained silent.

Trade between the Flame Empire and the Yediguo Sect continued.

Nobles of the Yediguo Sect began purchasing vast quantities of grain from the Flame Empire.

However, Flame Empire's luxury trade—such as silk and porcelain—suffered heavy losses.

The nobles knew war was coming, and had no desire to buy luxuries.

For now, all remained calm.

But everyone knew this was the calm before the storm.

In the blink of an eye, three more days passed.

On this day, some unwelcome guests arrived in the desert.

They were a vast army.

These troops rode on countless ships—ships that were neither flying vessels nor seafaring ships, but specialized desert sand-ships.

On the densely packed sand-ships stood throngs of warriors.

"According to the map, west of the desert lies a beastman kingdom; beyond that lie several kingdoms surrounding the Yediguo Sect. First, conquer the beastman kingdom and those few kingdoms, turn them into supply bases, and wait for the other empires' armies to arrive before launching a joint siege on the Yediguo Sect!"

On the lead sand-ship, a General clad in armor spoke in a deep voice.